Color
#295d85
#295d85rgb(41, 93, 133)hsl(206, 53%, 34%)oklch(0.462 0.086 244.5)Colors that go with #295d85
Charcoal, Royal Blue and Sienna lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the text near-black for #295d85: softer than #000 and cool enough to feel like part of the same palette.
Royal Blue #4169e1
analogousshippedRoyal Blue is #295d85's neighbour on the wheel, so the two read as one family — use it for hover states, gradients and secondary surfaces.
Sienna #a0522d
complementaryshippedSienna sits directly opposite #295d85 on the wheel — the strongest contrast one hue can give another, so use it small: a button, a link colour, one highlight.
Amber #ffbf00
shippedAmber is paired with #295d85 in 5 real palettes, including McDonald's's brand system and Lemon Squeezy's brand system, as the lead colour.
Blue #0000ff
shipped6 real palettes, including Tesco's brand system and CVS's brand system put Blue beside #295d85, as the supporting colour.
Crimson #dc143c
shippedCrimson is paired with #295d85 in 16 real palettes, including Costco's brand system and Walgreens's brand system, as the lead colour.
Deep Sky Blue #00bfff
shippedDesigners have shipped Deep Sky Blue with #295d85: 4 real palettes, including Lamborghini's brand system and Venmo's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Firebrick #b22222
shippedDesigners have shipped Firebrick with #295d85: 6 real palettes, including Wendy's's brand system and AT&T's brand system, as the supporting colour.
Real palettes that use #295d85
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #295d85 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 7:1 | pass | pass | pass | Passes AAA — no fix needed. |
Aaon black | 3:1 | fail | fail | fail |
Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #295d85 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#295d85 reads as cool, modern. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
Point any MCP client at the shared colors endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — direct_palette, edit_direction, check_palette, check_contrast — read-only, no key. Every direction it proposes comes with a /colors/d/… link: open it, lock what you like, paste the link back, and the agent edits rather than re-rolls.
https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-colors https://mcp.brandsweets.com/colors/mcp
›analyze #295d85 and generate a 5-color palette that keeps it as the primary; give me the /palettes/new link
/palettes/new/295d85-9caec4-df4e56-1f212d-e9f1f1?lock=0&style=vibrantWant the agent to remember your picks and write them into a living brand? Create a free BrandSweets workspace.
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